Éliante Timeline and Summary
MoreÉliante Timeline and Summary
- We meet Éliante in Act 2, talking to her cousin Célimène about letting some of her friends into the house.
- While Célimène and friends gossip about everyone and anyone, she talks to Philinte.
- Later, Éliante joins in on the discussion of love with her long speech.
- We see Éliante and Philinte together again after Alceste has been dragged away to deal with Oronte.
- Philinte tells Éliante that he loves her, even though she loves Alceste.
- Alceste barges in and asks Éliante to go out with him. She refuses and he goes back to his main lady, Célimène.
- Later Éliante watches as Célimène's deception is revealed to everyone.
- Philinte and Éliante finally get together and live as happily ever after as they can with Alceste as a friend.